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Hypostomus vaillanti (Steindachner, 1877)

Image contributors to this species:

Zawadzki et al (3)

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Relevant Information:

The Hypostomus genus has 7 rays to the dorsal fin whereas the similar looking Pterygoplichthys species have 10 dorsal fin rays. Colouration: Dark vermiculated colour markings with rounded dark spots. Aquarium Care: As with most of this genus, will do well in a larger aquarium, although this is one of the smaller species in the genera, and the aquarium well filtered. Water parameters can be quite diverse for this genera. Diet: Omnivore with a liking for green, tablet and frozen foods.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Plecostomus vaillanti

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Brazil, Preto River basin of São Francisco River drainage. Type locality: Rio Preto [at Villa de Santa Rita, Bahia, Brazil].

Size:

18.0cm. (7ins)

Temp:

24-28°c (75-83°f.)

p.H.

6.0-7.5.

Reference:

Burgess, W.E., 1989. An atlas of freshwater and marine catfishes. A preliminary survey of the Siluriformes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey (USA). 784 p.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2022.FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 02/2022 ).
Lustosa-Costa SY, Ramos TPA, Zawadzki CH, Lima SMQ. Review of the armoured catfish genus Hypostomus (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Parnaíba River basin, Northeastern Brazil, with description of a new species. Neotrop Ichthyol. 2022.
Seidel, I. 2008. Back to Nature guide to L-catfishes, Ettlingen, Germany 208 p.

Family: Loricariidae Back to Ident-A-Cat Click on Thumbnails

Hypostomus vaillanti

Parnaíba River, Barão de Grajaú, Maranhão, Brazil

Hypostomus vaillanti
Dorsal view-Parnaíba River, Barão de Grajaú, Maranhão, Brazil

Hypostomus vaillanti
Ventral view-Parnaíba River, Barão de Grajaú, Maranhão, Brazil

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